#686EBE#686EBE

#686EBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.122 H 278.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686EBE
RGB	rgb(104, 110, 190)
HSL	hsl(236, 40%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(236, 45%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.3%, 42.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.27, 18.90, -42.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.27, 46.84, 293.80°)
OKLab	oklab(56.99% 0.0181 -0.1211)
OKLCH	oklch(56.99% 0.122 278.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.5763, 17.8116, 51.0590)
Luminance	0.1781 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686EBE #BEB868

analogous

#6899BE #686EBE #8D68BE

triadic

#686EBE #BE686E #6EBE68

tetradic

#686EBE #BE6899 #BEB868 #68BE8D

square

#686EBE #BE6899 #BEB868 #68BE8D

split-complementary

#686EBE #BE8D68 #99BE68

monochromatic

#343878 #464DA3 #686EBE #9397D0 #BEC0E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#686EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#686EBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686EBE

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686EBE	1.00	4.60	4.56	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5079C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A72BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B7E8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 110, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.122 278.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9797d2',
    500: '#686ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686ebe;
$custom-light: #9797d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.814,
    "s": 39.815,
    "l": 57.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56985,
    "c": 0.12248,
    "h": 278.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17813
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686EBE

secondary

#D2D0B0

accent

#C758D0

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F2F9

border

#CCCCD2

text

#0E0D14

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #686EBE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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